I have quite a big dictionary in Excell, that must be used in project. It's very cumbersome to check all the entries all the time in Excell file, so Is it possible to import it into MultiTerm (I translate using Trados)? Thank you in advance for any suggestions and help!

Subject:

Comment:

The contents of this post will automatically be included in the ticket generated. Please add any additional comments or explanation (optional)

I can send you a little programm for conversion csv-files to import file of Multiterm v.5

Thanx Victor! Would be nice to get this program, but does it really can help me to import the xls file to Multiterm? because you mentioned some other unknownd for me extention \'csv\'. Just in case my e-mail address: myron@ukr.net

Thanks a lot!

Subject:

Comment:

The contents of this post will automatically be included in the ticket generated. Please add any additional comments or explanation (optional)

The macro for converting Excel files into Multiterm is available on the TW user list website

Jun 12, 2004

Spiros Doikas wrote:

Is there a download link for this program?

Yes! There are two great macros developed by Sergei Mouraviev and available for free on the TW user list athttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/TW_users/ One of the macro is for converting Excel files into Multiterm, the other is for converting Excel files into Workbench files.
After registerig to the group, click the Files link in the left panel, then choose Macros -> Macros from Users -> Converter.zip. Download the zip file and unzip it, then open the Multiterm macro, be sure to select Enable Macros from the dialog that should appear, then open your file and from the Excel toolbar choose Tools -> Export to Multiterm. It works lice a charm!

Subject:

Comment:

The contents of this post will automatically be included in the ticket generated. Please add any additional comments or explanation (optional)

Hi all,
MultiTerm iX Build 267 or higher include a conversion utility called MT Convert that you can use to create import files.

HTH, Ralf

Subject:

Comment:

The contents of this post will automatically be included in the ticket generated. Please add any additional comments or explanation (optional)

xxxVetta English to Spanish

My secret...

Jun 13, 2004

Myron, do the following:

Highlight the first column, from the Insert menu select Insert Column.
Type two asterisks (**) into the first cell.
Copy this cell to the whole column by dragging the cell with the two asterisks (**) down the column.
For each field, highlight the column and select Insert Column from the Insert menu. A new column will be inserted directly in front of the highlighted one.
Insert the appropriate field name ( for example) into the top cell of each new column. The field name should always be surrounded by angled brackets and written exactly as it appears in your MultiTerm database.
For each field name, copy the cell to the whole column as in #4.
Save the file as tab delimited text (.txt). There will be a message alerting you that only the active sheet will be saved, click OK, and another message that formatting may change, click Yes.
Close the file in Excel. You may be prompted to save the changes again, click No.
Finally, format the Text file for MultiTerm Import by deleting all blank spaces: copy the blank space between ** and the first < and replace all with nothing. And, voilá!!

Regards,
Vetta.

Subject:

Comment:

The contents of this post will automatically be included in the ticket generated. Please add any additional comments or explanation (optional)

Hi all,
MultiTerm iX Build 267 or higher include a conversion utility called MT Convert that you can use to create import files.

HTH, Ralf

Hallo Ralf,

I was wondering if you have tried the MT Converter successfully. I am very new to Trados, and I am still learning how to use it, but I have been trying for 3 days to import a very simple Excel glossary without success. The Project creation phase is fine, but then when I try to import, zero entries are processed... Any idea why is this happening? What could be going wrong?

Thank you in advance
Cinzia

Subject:

Comment:

The contents of this post will automatically be included in the ticket generated. Please add any additional comments or explanation (optional)

I am very new to Trados, and I am still learning how to use it, but I have been trying for 3 days to import a very simple Excel glossary without success. The Project creation phase is fine, but then when I try to import, zero entries are processed... Any idea why is this happening? What could be going wrong?

Have a look at the log file created when importing - what information is provided there?

The conversion process creates two files: an .xdt file, which is the database definition, and an .xml file, which contains the entries. The first step is to create a termbase, using the .xdt file: only then will the import work without the need for further adjustment.

Are you "simply" converting Excel to MTiX, or do you want to import the Excel data into an existing termbase?

Best regards, Ralf

Subject:

Comment:

The contents of this post will automatically be included in the ticket generated. Please add any additional comments or explanation (optional)

To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator: